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Medium: Fabric
"Flatiron Building" Post-Impressionist NYC Winter Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant and nostalgic oil on canvas painting by artist Robert Lebrone, where he captures a lively 20th Century winter evening street scene in near the Flatiron Building in New York...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madonna
s Angels
Located in Zofingen, AG
Madonna’s Angels brings together tenderness and quiet power in an intimate, almost domestic icon. A black dog and a red tiger rest side by side on a deep pink sofa, both adorned with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mediterranean Garden (Under the Mandarin Trees)
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work emerges at the intersection of a personal journey through Italy and the universal image of the garden as a space of harmony and inner order. The Mediterranean garden here i...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winter Landscape at Dusk
Located in Stockholm, SE
Winter Landscape at Dusk captures the quiet enchantment of a winter valley under the dimming light of evening. The scene is likely set in Dalarna, the artist’s home region in Sweden,...
Category
1910s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French school Landscape a taste of Provence Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape A taste of Provence⬅️
⏩It is signed Y Gonec⏪
Probably Yves Gonec
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork.
⭐Size:⭐55x46cm / ...
Category
1930s Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
French school Spectacular Landscape near a pond Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape Near a pond ⬅️
⏩It is signed F Couly⏪
Probably F Couly Raymond
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork.
⭐Size:⭐28x41cm / 11...
Category
1890s Tonalist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Sara
s Morning" (2025), Female Portrait, Oil Painting on Copper and Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Lisa Fricker's "Sara's Morning" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up nude portrait of a woman in front of a earth toned , geometrical abstracted background.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898
Located in Stockholm, SE
Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses by August Alvén captures a moment of profound quiet in the Swedish countryside just after sunset. The glowing sky transitions from warm ap...
Category
1890s Romantic Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Adebimpe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, People, Women Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece is a visual meditation on the silent resilience of the African woman. Her expression speaks of unvoiced stories; layers of strength, contemplation, and inherited dignity. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
African Woman 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, People, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Bey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
German school Landscape river scene Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️ Landscape river scene ⬅️
⏩It is signed Mindermann⏪
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork.
⭐Size:⭐54x65cm / 21.3x25.6 inch
⭐Date: 193...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$345 Sale Price
83% Off
The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting
By Gianni Strino
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting
Beautifully rendered and realistic portrait by Gianni (Giovanni) Strino (Italian b. 1953.) A woman stands in...
Category
Late 20th Century Romantic Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Antique Scottish Signed Oil Painting Figures Highland Stone Bridge River Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Stone Bridge
Scottish, 19th Century
signed lower corner illegibly,
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 14 x 19 inches
canvas: 10 x 14 inches
Provenance: private collection, Englan...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love and Bond 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Whites, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A better society is not built solely by wealth or power, but by shared values. By the courage to love without condition, the strength to treat all as equals, and the wisdom to honor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Cherries by Christophe Dupety - Colourful painting, berries, bird, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
In the Cherries is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aduke and Her Pets - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Animal
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Ola...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andre MORISSET Seaside at Sunset, oil on canvas, 1931
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Large Oil on Canvas by André Morisset (1876–1954), France, 1931
Title: Seaside at Sunset
With frame: 91 x 120 cm – 35.8 x 47.2 inches
Without frame: 75 x 103 cm – 29.5 x 40.6 inches...
Category
1930s Symbolist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beyond the Ashes - Abstract Moody Neutral Tone Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sidera (Honeymoon) -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression, Flower Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sidera reflects that kind of radiant intimacy, the soul's longing to chart constellations in another person, to navigate the galaxies of their experiences, and to leave behind light,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Carnival - Abstract Painting Modern Bold Invest Colorful Large Contemporary Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Guardians and the Carnival
Abstract Painting Modern Bold Invest Colorful Large Contemporary Joy
Love the detail in this artwork by Karnish.
This work is part of a serie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Stretcher Bars
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Burden of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Funky
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Evening Mood, View Over Graneberg, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1924
Located in Stockholm, SE
In Evening Mood, View Over Graneberg (original Swedish title Aftonstämning, Graneberg, Uppland), painted in 1924, Olof Thunman presents an afternoon scene in the countryside outside ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A play about ballet
Located in Zofingen, AG
I poured my passion for ballet and light into this painting, capturing a dancer's quiet moment of reflection and dedication. With oil, I brought warmth and realism to her pose and ex...
Category
2010s Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Afternoon Mood – Wallén’s Skagen-like Swedish Coastal Masterpiece
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gustaf Theodor Wallén (1860–1948) Swedish
Afternoon Mood, c. 1886-1887
oil on canvas
signed G.T.Wallén
unframed 100 x 150 cm (39 ⅜ x 59 in)
framed 130 x 180 cm (51 ⅛ x 70 ⅞ in)
...
Category
1880s Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Le Dimanche Au Bord De La Marne" Impressionistic Parisian Oil Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction by Jacques Bouyssou of a lively French summer scene, featuring boats moored on the water with sails in the distance on a Sunday, set against the banks of the Mar...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Winter Landscape from 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
In the foreground, a rustic wooden fence and a stand of evergreens emerge from soft, pristine drifts, their dark green needles and the artist’s characteristic ultramarine shadows con...
Category
1920s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Finally 5 o
clock - Figurative Textured Burgundy Pink Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Serene House" (2025), Original Expressionist Impasto Landscape, Oil Painting
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
"Serene House" (2025) is a beautiful original impasto oil painting, created on linen panel by American artist Sandra Pratt, which depicts a vast forest, captured in an expressionisti...
Category
2010s Expressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Pointillist style oil on canvas, trees and buildings in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Jean Ekiert
French, 20th Century
Oils on canvas
Circa 1950
Signed lower left
A finely worked Pointillist-influenced landscape by Jean Ekiert, depicting a tranquil arrangement of tre...
Category
1950s Pointillist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lady Reading - Early 20th Century French Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's French oil on canvas portrait of a seated lady reading in an interior.
Superb quality and striking work in very good original condition. Indistinctly signed lower...
Category
Early 20th Century Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Winter Scene by the Water, 1912
Located in Stockholm, SE
This atmospheric winter painting depicts a solitary wooden building, likely a small workshop or riverside shed, situated beside a partially frozen waterway. Snow blankets the ground ...
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Sea Painter - 21st Century Contemporary Imaginary Landscapes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Michiel Schrijver
'The Sea Painter’
90 x 100 cm
(Framed included in price 94 x 104)
acryl on canvas
Dutch Painter Michiel Schrijver lives and works in the center of the Netherlands...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sincerity of Purpose -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Where Am I? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Nature, Boy Child
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Where am I?" is a piece that delves into themes of identity, place, and imagination. These dream-like and imaginative scenes create a fantastical atmosphere, inviting viewers to exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Summer Birches - Atmospheric Nature Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
This painting is signed on the back, the frames are made of oak
A few words of the artist about his art:
When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Antique English Signed Oil Painting Figure Walking in Woodland, Swept Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woodland Walk
by George Willis-Pryce (1866-1949)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 13 x 19 inches
board: 10.5 x 6 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: the frame has...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
The Drop of Tenderness
Located in Zofingen, AG
The Drop of Tenderness
(from the “Becoming” series)
In this work, the artist continues to explore the inner states that shape a person from within.
The figure holding a lily embod...
Category
2010s Modern Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Screwe Moral - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2025
Located in Roma, IT
'Elegance',
original oil painting on canvas 60 x 50 cm,
2025
Artist - Elena Mardashova
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Basket Of Red Cherries Still-Life Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This still life painting depicts a woven basket brimming with ripe cherries, delicately arranged on a tabletop against a subdued background. The cherries are rendered with a sheen, t...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Island Entertainment - 21st Century Contemporary Imaginary Landscapes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Michiel Schrijver
'Island Entertainment'
30 x 40 cm
(Framed included in price 34 x 44)
acryl on canvas
Dutch Painter Michiel Schrijver lives and works in the center of the Netherla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hotel room. From The Light Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
While "Composition for Film" evokes notable associations with masters of painting and poetry known precisely for their ability to evoke slow time, intimacy, poetry, and introversion ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unidentified Artist
Schoolboy, Early 1900s century
signed lower left
oil on canvas
unframed 24 × 29 cm (9.4 × 11.4 in)
framed 41 × 47 cm (16.1 × 18.5 in)
This intimate genre pain...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild Flower Cowgirl - Abstract Colorful Figurative Pinup Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The mountains we dream in - B.Schaumann Contemporary architectural Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French school Vibrant Venise scene Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Vivid Landscape⬅️
➡️Impressionist Landscape⬅️
⏩It is signed C Thiers.⏪
Possibly Charles Louis Thiers brother of Adolphe Thiers, was one of the most important political figures of...
Category
1920s Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$440 Sale Price
76% Off
Circle of life, horses, animal, animals
Located in London, London
94x672cm
6 canvases
original oil paintings on canvas
hand signed
one of a kind
certificate of authenticity
This striking six-meter-long masterpiece, titled "The Circle of Life",...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton, Canvas
Blue Fig
Located in Zofingen, AG
A fragment of a fig tree, rendered in the spirit of Matisse, appears in simple lines and deep blue silhouettes. Against the light background reminiscent of a sun-washed Mediterranean...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wishing It Were She ( Önskandes att det var hon)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, intimate oil painting Wishing It Were She is a preparatory study for a larger composition of the same title. The scene depicts three figures in a richly furnished 19th-ce...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Back to the Fold Original Oil on Linen by A. Angerville
Located in Soquel, CA
Back to the Fold Original Oil on Linen by unknown artist A. Angerville after an painting titled Retour à la bergerie by A de Gerville, Fr. 19th C. Lovely rendition of the Sheep retur...
Category
1870s French School Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
Lead (Three of Heart) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strokes and Emotions 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Strokes and Emotions captures struggles of identity, inner battles, and resilience. The fragmented strokes mirror fractured emotions, while the red/orange palette amplifies raw inten...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Charlotte
Located in Zofingen, AG
Charlotte
(from the “Becoming” series)
In this work, the artist continues to explore themes of inner growth, presence, and the search for her own voice.
The figure remains central —...
Category
2010s Modern Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ubud, Bali" Signed Indonesian Artist
By Iny Suwija
Located in Surfside, FL
Dimensions w/Frame 12.5" x 15"
Artist: INY SUWIJA
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Subject: Landscape
Style: Surrealism
Region of Origin: Asia
"Ubud, a town in central Bali, is far remo...
Category
1990s Surrealist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Around Place de l
Opéra" Post-Impressionist Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful impressionist oil painting on canvas by Gene Jordan depicting a tremendously vivid and alive street scene from Paris in the 20th Century with a view around the Place de l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
Sun Fern - Figurative Abstract Folk Art Inspired Modern Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sun Fern" is a radiant work of contemporary folk art that combines mystical symbolism with organic abstraction. This original acrylic and gouache painting on raw c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
A Figurative Pointillist Painting after Georges Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon…”
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a monumental pointillism painting, a reinterpretation of “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” created a century earlier by French painter George Seurat,...
Category
1980s Pointillist Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreams from the shoreline - B.Schaumann Contemporary architectural Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
REFLECTIONS XI - Contemporary Atmospheric Lake Landscape
Located in Salzburg, AT
A few words of the artist about his art:
When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements, contrasts of verticals and levels. I juxtapose the smooth surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Fabric Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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